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National Museum of Australia
Canberra's striking postmodern museum exploring Australia's land, nation, and people through immersive storytelling.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Canberra
Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Oceania
About Canberra
Canberra is worth a stop: 1km from National Museum of Australia.
Canberra is in Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with about 370,000 people. You drive on the left here.
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Within an hour or so of Canberra: National Museum of Australia (1 km).
Where is Canberra?
Canberra is in Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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- Population
- 367,752
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Australian Capital Territory
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -35.2835, 149.1281
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